By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Claribel Ortega to the WNDB blog to discussΒ Witchlings, out since April 5, 2022! Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged … [Read more...] about Q&A With Claribel Ortega, Witchlings
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Q&A With Katherine Locke, This Rebel Heart
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Katherine Locke to the WNDB blog to discuss This Rebel Heart, out since April 5, 2022! In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it mostβsafe from … [Read more...] about Q&A With Katherine Locke, This Rebel Heart
Q&A With Marjorie Liu, Wingbearer
By Sara Conway Today we're pleased to welcome Marjorie Liu to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade graphic novel Wingbearer, illustrated by Teny Issakhanian and out since March 1, 2022! Zuli is extraordinaryβshe just doesnβt realize it yet. Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Marjorie Liu, Wingbearer
Q&A With Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas, Squire
By Gianna Macchia Today we're pleased to welcome Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas to the WNDB blog to discuss their YA graphic novel Squire, out March 8, 2022! Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas, Squire
Q&A with Joyce Chua, Land of Sand and Song
By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Today weβre thrilled to welcome author Joyce Chua to the WNDB blog to discuss her Asian fantasy book, Land of Sand and Song, out since September 2021! Legend has it that a magical spring lies dormant in the heart of the Khuzar desert. Said to be a gift from the gods, … [Read more...] about Q&A with Joyce Chua, Land of Sand and Song
Q&A With Ethan M. Aldridge, The Legend of Brightblade
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Ethan M. Aldridge to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade graphic novel The Legend of Brightblade,Β out March 1, 2022! Young Prince Alto dreams of being a hero like his mother, the Lady Brightblade. Her well-known legend was woven into … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ethan M. Aldridge, The Legend of Brightblade
Q&A With Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Axie Oh to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult retelling The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea,Β out February 22, 2022! Deadly storms have ravaged Minaβs homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Cover Reveal and Exclusive Excerpt for The Last Feather by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover and an exclusive excerpt for The Last FeatherΒ by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou! The book will be released on July 19, 2022 by Flame Tree Press. Preorder it here. Twenty-two-year-old Cassia's sister is dying, and she doesn't know why. Cassia wakes up in … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal and Exclusive Excerpt for The Last Feather by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou
Q&A With Rebecca Podos, From Dust, A Flame
By Aleah Gornbein Today we're pleased to welcome Rebecca Podos to the WNDB blog to discussΒ From Dust, A Flame, out March 8, 2022 from Balzer + Bray. Hannahβs whole life has been spent in motion. Her mother has kept her and her brother, Gabe, on the road for as long as she can remember, leaving … [Read more...] about Q&A With Rebecca Podos, From Dust, A Flame